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YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
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Item No. A.ii.
For Meeting of: January 16, 2018
Martin Luther King Jr. week proclamation
Cally Price, Assistant to the City Manager
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Steve Hill
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As we prepare to observe the Martin Luther King, Jr., federa(holiday, we refect on the
history of civi(rights in America and honor Dr. ping for the power of his inte(Cect, the truth of
his words, and the e.,(amp(e of his courage. Dr. ping ca(Ced on our .Xation to ensure equaC
justice under Caw and uphold our founding ideas of fife, Ci6erty, and the pursuit of happiness
for aCCpeopCe.
Oniy when our chi&dren are free to pursue their fuOCmeasure of success — unhindered by the
color of their skin, their gender, the faith in their heart, the peopCe they fove, or the fortune of
their 6irth — wilTwe have reached our destination.
Dr. ping believed that aCCpeopCe are made in God's image and created equaC .7fe dedicated his
fife to empowering peopCe and chaOCenged them to fift up their neighbors and communities..7fe
encouraged Americans to Cookpast their differences and refused to rest unti(our dation
fuffi(Ced its pledge of liberty and justice for aft
Today, Cet us askourselves what Dr. ping believed to 6e fife's most urgent and persistent
question: "What am I doing for others?"
WOW DEERE FORE, the Yakima City Counci(hereby proclaims the weekof]anuary 15
through January 21, 2018 as
MARTIN LVTif127(IWG, J12. WEEK
and encourage everyone to acknowledge Martin Luther ping, Jr. and the principles for which
he fought and died.
Dated this 16th day of]anuary, 2018
Kathy Coffey, Mayor